Heat-generator for water



G. S. HENSON.

HEAT GENERATOR FOR WATER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1920.

1,366,455 Patented Jan. 25,1921.

jnucul'oz GEORGE S. BENSON, OF BUSHVILLE, MISSOURI.

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-Speciflcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25,1921.

Application filed Iebruary 4, 1920. Serial No. 358,170.-

To all may concern:

Be it, known that I, GEORGE S. HENSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' Rushville, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heat- Generators for water, ofwhich the follow ing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved heater for heating water, particularly in a radiator, though not necessarily, and an object of the invention is to provide a heat chamber and a water chamber in surrounding relation to the heat chamber, and means revoluble in the heat chamber, adapted to agitate air (which is to be contained in the heat chamber) so as to generate heat to heat the water in the water chamber and which .vention may be susceptible to changes, and

the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended Within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a radiator showing it in communication with the improved heater.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the heater, showing the agitating means in the heater for frictionally agitating the air retained under pressure therein, so as to heat water in the surrounding chamber, and

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the heater proper on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. eferring more especlally to the drawings, 1 designates a conventional form of radiator, and 2 denotes the heater proper as a whole. This heater comprises the inner and outer cylinders 3' and 4, which are spaced one within the other, and braced in such relation by the braces6. These braces are arranged as shown, and the braces at one end of the-heater act to space one-end of the inner cylinderfrelatively to the correspond-' ing end of the outer cylinder. Suitable heads are fitted to the corresponding ends of both cylinders to close the same. These heads are provided-with tight fits with the corresponding ends of the inner and outer Walls, as indicated at 9, there being means 10 connecting the head member to the outer cylinder.

The radiator is provided with a water 1 glass 11; and connected to one end of the rad1ator' 1s a pipe or tube 12. The spacing of the inner and outer cylinders of the heater causes a water space 13 to be formedwhich 1s adapted to receive water from the radiator, through the medium of the pipes 12 and 13. It'will be noted that the pipe 12 extends from the lower end corner of the radiator. These pipes 12 and 13 are con- I nected to diametrically opposite portions of the outer cylinder so as to communicate with the water chamber.

The end walls of both cylinders have axially arranged packing gland bearings 14 and 15, in which the revoluble shaft 16, to be driven by any suitable power (not shown) belted to the pulley .17, is mounted. This shaft is provided with a plurality of agitating blades 18, which are arranged to agitate the compressed air in the inner cylinder, sufliciently to generate heat.

The blades 18 .are twisted in a manner similar to the blades of electric fans and the like, in order to insure a sufficient agitation. The inner surface of the inner cylinder may be supplied with longitudinally extending ribs 19, or with any other suitable roughened surface, and furthermore-the outer edges of the blades movein a path very close to the ribs or roughened surface, in order to create friction in the compressed air, whereby a required degree of heat can be generated, for radiation to the water in the surrounding chamber. A suitable pipe 20 is connected to the heater, in order to permit air under pressure to be conducted into the inner cylinder, and by a suitable check valve 20 this'air is retained in the cylinder ree of heat inflthe radiator. When it is esired to sto the generation of heat, the

revoluble sha 7 may be stopped by cutting off the po wer thereto. The invention havin been set forth, what I claim as new and use is:

' In a device for the purpose set forth, an inner cylinder, a removab e head having a tight fitting joint with one end of the cylinder, an outer cylinder in surrounding spaced relation to the inner cylinder thereby removablehead having a tight fitting joint with theother end of the outer cylinder and disposed in spaced relation tothe removable head of the inner cylinder,-'said last mentioned removable head having braces enga ing the removable head of the inner cylinder to hold the same in place and to insure a tight fitting joint, means for conveying water to and from the water chamber, means for conveying air under pressure to the inner cylinder, means carried by'the air conveying means for retaining the air in the inner cylinder and a mechanical ap- -pliance operatively mounted on the interior of the inner cylinder for agitating the air therein. i

In testimony whereofI hereunto aflix 'my signature.

GEORGE S. HENSON. 

